diff --git a/openjpa-features/src/main/feature/feature.xml b/openjpa-features/src/main/feature/feature.xml
index d32e459..fa9834d 100644
--- a/openjpa-features/src/main/feature/feature.xml
+++ b/openjpa-features/src/main/feature/feature.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         <bundle dependency="true">mvn:org.eclipse.persistence/javax.persistence/2.1.0</bundle>
         <bundle dependency="true">mvn:org.apache.geronimo.specs/geronimo-annotation_1.0_spec/1.1.1</bundle>
         <bundle dependency="true">mvn:org.apache.geronimo.specs/geronimo-el_1.0_spec/1.0.1</bundle>
-        <bundle dependency="true">mvn:org.apache.commons/commons-pool2/2.6.0</bundle>
+	<bundle dependency="true">mvn:org.apache.commons/commons-pool2/${pool2.version}</bundle>
         <bundle dependency="true">mvn:org.apache.commons/commons-dbcp2/2.7.0</bundle>
         <bundle dependency="true">mvn:org.apache.servicemix.bundles/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.serp/1.14.1_1</bundle>
         <bundle dependency="true">mvn:org.apache.xbean/xbean-asm9-shaded/${xbean.version}</bundle>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9fe6986..5685d7d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
         <jmock.version>2.9.0</jmock.version>
         <automatic-module-name>-SUBMODULES-NEED-TO-OVERRIDE-THIS-</automatic-module-name>
         <dbcp2.version>2.8.0</dbcp2.version>
+	<pool2.version>2.9.0</pool2.version>
     </properties>
 
     <licenses>
@@ -1725,7 +1726,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-pool2</artifactId>
-                <version>2.9.0</version>
+		<version>${pool2.version}</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>